Faced with all manner of perverts and
thieving killers, this crime busting team goes to work looking for patterns
through mathematical principles and theorums.
It's called predictive analysis and it all leads to some stunning and
unexpected conclusions.

From the product description: FBI Special Agent Don Eppes recruits
his mathematical genius brother Charlie to help the Bureau solve a wide
range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles. The two brothers take on the
most confounding criminal cases from a very distinctive perspective. Assisting
Don at the FBI is behavioral specialist Megan Reeves and FBI agents David
Sinclair and Colby Granger. Charlie's colleagues at the University where
he teaches include Dr. Larry Fleinhardt and former grad student Amita
Ramanjuan, both of whom offer their math expertise to assist Charlie with
the most perplexing cases. Don and Charlie's father, Alan Eppes, is pleased
to see his two sons working together, but fears their competitive nature
will lead to trouble.

It took me a while to warm to this series but the third season of
Numb3rs gets better as it progresses. The season opens with an intense
two-parter and subsequent episodes are equally explosive.

There are a few misfires, but the supporting players (like Lou Diamond
Phillips) and lead actors David Krumholtz, Rob Morrow and Alimi Ballard
are excellent in their roles.

It's especially a pleasure to see Judd Hirsch (Taxi) in a supporting
role, he plays Don Eppes' father and he brings with him a natural presence
that gives the show its heart and much of its humor. This is a relationship
drama so much of the heavy lifting rests on the actor's shoulders, and
this is a first rate cast.

The packaging is especially attractive and substantial, this is a top
quality release that fans will greatly appreciate. Hot gift idea for math
geeks and mystery lovers alike.